i '.i DAILYEVF.NINGEDITIOH t Eastern Oregon Veather V' Tor.lsht and Wednesday fnlr; cooler tonight. PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OTtEGOX, TUESDAY, J A?? 17 Alt Y B, NO. 45)217 fERHMEMT Are Citizens of States Without Liner will Ieoister of wills. L,mioner Taft Will t Secretary of War Kk Will Be Civil Ser- Euloner All Places of L In District cf Co. n Be Inspected by Or- Lfc-Prl" CuPid DEATH OF MR8. CHRISTOPHER. Highly Respected Lady Passes Away From Effects of Paralysis. Mm. Mary J. Christopher, died lit the family homo about flvo miles west of Adams, yesterday at 4 o'cloc'-t, after a long Illness. Mrs. Chrlstophor hud heen afflicted with paralysis for over eight years, and was In a weak ened condition physically, so that whfcn n short time ago she contracted n severe cold which resulted In pneu monia, she was unable to withstand the ravages of the disease and death -nm. nnlcklr In nml hor Rtlffprlnc. rn in in iiki wnK i.k v nra rr ntvi ..w - - . . - - - ' - L ., nt tho time of hor denth and nad Tivnd in thlli rountv for over 2fi vea.-s. She was tho wife of Peter Christo pher, and was a Finn by birth, com ing to itncuignn ..u years ugo. ana was the mother of 12 children, six of whom are now living. Sho was a de vout member of tho Lutheran churcn nnil thn funeral will lift nt the resl- dence, under tho direction of tho pas tor oi Hi" ijuinernn cnurcn. inc in terment will he In the Greascwood cemetery, near Adams. The funeral will be held on the arrival of a (taught or from Seattle. EASTERN AND FAR EASTERN PHASES Great Rebellion Has Broken Out in Arabia Against Turk ish Authority. FOUR THOUSAND TURKS HAVE DISAPPEARED. CHURCH OF REDEEMER. , i. r..- The supreme tptnlon handed down by t -Hiifr ir(iay. un-iuiua lot Porto Jllco arc not I .nwstlnn arose in tne In. nnnvnli'7. imalnst Im- Llclnnrr WIIIilimB. Of who declined to admit the rolKM become a puo fn... fnnrt dlreotH Bho be l.ninf the United States. planner Appointed. Ci, Jan. 5. Tnn appoint irnen Tanner, otherwise Jorporal Tanner," ns reg- i In ttif District oi o- fcuouncfd at the White. liurrcedH Dont. who en- innlate nervier. ai War Secretary. Id, .an. 5.- The preal seat to the senato tho ( Tatt to he secretary oi I lllaA, of IllluolB, to be comnilasioscr: Henry Penmulvanin, consul- Icobarg. Germany: 1-aw- tn- of Illinois, assistant I commerce and labor ie- Rrliht in lie elvll cover- Pilllpplnes, Henry Ide, 'I i b vice-governor or trie ton Wouldn't Pray. .Inn S At the con- fen- Hale's Di al or at tho llbn senate at noon today, d the senators to join lilui Ethu Lord's prayer, but enjiomlcd from the floor a was adopted directing oners of the District of to inspect all placcB of escocnt In the ctty, to ltItion of the Chicago dis- SJorein'n resolution dcclar lute of war exists between Id Colnmliin nml Unit thQ fraeded his powers In roe ie rcvolutlonarj govern ulen up. ' Cupid On a Drunk. ton, Jan 5 l'rlnro Cupid, I and den-eate to com-ross. Iirp pmii-t tlilu mnriilni?. tita Intoxication and dlsor ft. He paused tho night navlne refused to make fct to die hull Thin morn- Poted a friend In dcnoslt t the trial was sot for I Mnce Cupid made n good tUlonn nnrl It romllmrt twn fi ajveral men to aiibdue pains to the statement of Officer lie Is n'nonhew Ulluokolaiii. A MUSIC DEALER8. ti Fifty Are Met at De l In Convention. Qfifl la lnn r I.nn. Sty music dealers of Iowa tno nrst annual con I their Btato organization, fre today. Members dls- wort, to form a comblna- r-iuwm ine association is promote acriualntaueestilp t TnCim(iA .1 i . . . ,k. P'tlons by tho exchange of Mtdtnl nr .u i.iUn ---b wi iuu uunu;ikiuii residing officer at tho con- ! u. Coates of Perry, and ii. McNnrny or us CLAIMS AGAINST VENEZOLA HADE China, Is Awakening to the Situation Germany Seeks a Chance to Me diate Between Japan and Russia Latest Advices Received at Berlin Indicate Peace In the Far East The Arabian Revolt Against the Sultan Is Widespread and Omln- 'I Twq Services Tomorrow At to A. ? M. and7:30 P. M.. Tomorrow being the Feast of tho Epiphany, there will ho dlvlr.o i:r vlcejnt the Church of tho rtedecmer, tho pelobratlon of' tho Holy Kucharlst at 10; a. m., the rector of tho parish officiating. Atf:30 p. m. the semi-annual par lsh meeting will he held In tho church for (ho purpose of filling the vacancy in the vestry and hearing reports from;" the omcers of the parish. Parish Aid Society. The annual meeting of tho ravish Aid Society of tho Church of tho Ho dcerijor will he held tomorrow, Wed nesday, afternoon nt the resldenco of Mrs. Kee Moorhotiso, at z:30 o-ciock. The' Vuslnesa will bo tho election of officofs for the year, and the receiv ing of reports or tho retiring officers. A full attendance is requested TOTAL NUMBER OF DEAR IS 591 PROGRESS OF PROCESS OF BANKRUPTING HER. The American Claims Are the Larg est and Most Numerous, Amount ing to $11,000,000, and Many Were Not Allowed Final Decision Be Made in February. New York. Jan. 5. Among the pas sengers .on the steamer Caracas from Venezuela, wero American Commis sioner William nalubrldge nnd his secretary, Dodgo. llalnbrldge said of 11 arbitration commlsbionB, tho American wns tne last to finish -work, us Its claims In volved' larger amounts even than most of the others, and were dell cato and complex. They were r.5 in nunber, amount i ttiiniwinnn- ?s wero disalluw- ... oci rino wftti awarded tne I'll UIIW IIQ.,wi'i' otherB. Four other American claims. In cluding the most Important, are In the hands of the empires, t oT.c decided some time In Kebrnnry t IN THE COUNT! JAIL RECORD OF ONE HUNDRED S.IX DURING .PAST YEAR. ENGINEERS ARE T RREATENING Building Engineers of Chicago Will Try to Order Out All Members ofthe Union. OTHERWISE THE PRESENT STRIKE WILL BE FAILURE. Hundreds of Engineers Are Working for the Employers' Association, Which Is Using Every Effort to Break the Ctrlke Labor Commls- sloner Carrol D. Wright Decides AnaWtEt the Miners In the First Case Submitted to Mir. Conditions Troubled. Berlin, Jan. 5. Tho National Zof tiiLg today prints that a rebellion asalnsl the Turlts has broken out in Yemen province, Arabia. Four thousand Turkish troops sent to siiu pioss It have disappeared and it is luiuored they h,ave been destroyed. Iaiso mat mere is a roueiiion oi Arabs In the Turkish provinces along tho Persian Gulf, Thq rebels attack ed the town of Airleh and killed nine Turkish omcers ana au soiaicrs. China's Attitude. nirtnlnphnm .Tnn. fi. The Post says China has replied to the Anglo French Inquiries regarding hor at titude In the event of n Russian Japanese war. The reply is not pub lished, but good authority says it makes clear China will protect Chi nese interests in case they arc en dangered by elthor party. German Mediation. Homo, Jan. 5. The Capltalo this morning prints It is reported aerma ny will take the initiative to mediate between Russia and Japan. Favorable to Peace. tinriin Tnn K Tho -forelcn office i, no rapolvpri nrtvlcen rauslne a more fnvoiable view or too tar eastern sii- nation. Officials bellevo peowt win be maintained. This is Present Count and Number May Be Larger When All Returns Are In. HALF FATALITIES ARE CHARGED TO HEAD U8HF.R. PUBLIC DEBT IS D.ECREA8ING I Is Held Under Heavy Bond Enforce ment of Existing Laws In Chicago Will Close Many Private Business Houses, Nearly All Jhe EI'.'Sors and Practically All the Churches IroquoU Theater Horror Had Effect of Closing Opera House In Berlin. ChicitRo. Jan. 5. Rendered dB , ..rut.. I.v their Ineffectual strike, tbo inraru today Issued n call to cnElnccrs In many of tho .....o. .i,in fn.-turl.w in Inln tho strike They threaten to order a general strike If this is not sumcieni. Tho excuse for calling out tho fac tory onglnoers Is that they are em ployed by meinherB of tho Kmploycrs' Association, wnicn ih mump "i managers or down town bnlldliiKB to secure non-union engineers to tako tho places of strikers. Decided Against Miners. r.. ttraiilrti Car- ,nt it wnitiit t'odnv neclded In favor of the operators and against the min ers on the snturuny uau iiumi.tj question. FRANK DOWNEY DEAD. KANSAS FOR ROOSEVELT. JayhawVer Republicans Will Get Inte Line Early. T.itmlin Kim. Jan. h. The Ilenub- llcan atnto commltteo 1b In session hero today, pursuant to tno can oi Chairman Albaugh, for tho purpose or dccimng upon tho date and place for tho state convontlon to select del egates to tho Republican national convontlon. It has boon practically decided by the comnUiteo to hold the -onvontlon early In March 111 order to no tne first state convontlon of 1904 to come out strong for tho' renomlnatlon of President Roosovolt. i County Court Tomorrow. Thn .rinnlv rnurl will COnVUllO in the morning nt 9 o'clock for tho ro itt.ir .Titnimrv torm. Tho meeting this tlrao will bo an Important ono for all of tho county reports lor uio year arc received nnd auuiicu, ana uo business of tho ycav Is wound up, ttetlleit. nnd n report UIU wvww....... ... . - made lo the stato treasurer as to the condition of the county nntl us ex. pciiM'H for tho past year, Davls-Reevei. MIhh Alma I.. Davis and Nowton J. Hoove wore nmrrled yesterday nftur noon at 4 o'clock at the MethodUt pursonngt!, by Uev. Robert Warner. Tho principals In tho ceremony in botl. residents of Uklah, where ihr. groom Ih a prosperous fnrmur ana stockman. Mr. and Mrs. Hooves loft til? morning for their homo at Uklah. turntit t o.u lent vuli. F"iomery, one of tho m- tit n ""uur-uumntj uraiu ft haa roturned to i .t "uort v'H't 'n 'ho tires and friends. Un" Cold in East. Jan. 5,-Tho the rau. thl8 nofnliw Now .England Htoim " ail oxcontlonallv In Ni.u.- v,,-... iki- Ir It. .i w Mil ."e went in- ih. j. lecroi.. , t""u V'". T a 30 bcldw nt llln... t a Btands'.tll. X ;LonUest Single Term 'Was for Six Months-Only Three Women Have Been Imprisoned Therein During the Same Period-Board Costs the County Three Dollars Prr Week for Each Prisoner. . Umatilla's county jail U a M f that If not IKipular Is at least U patronized, for there hav in the last f m nth.' heeu 1 persons gun ib'irclu for a ?toatcr or a less l"U",tb fGrr of that mor three have been sent to the reform school. 14 to tho petuonUary. one to the asyl.un. Ono to tho poor farm and one oas been lot out on good Itohavlor. Tho lorgcst penitentiary sentence thlt hal hcen bent from this county " " and ti,0 iong03t or ?ndecenl exposure fnd one ro iel'iiU whiskey to Indians, Tl ? la' rroflhe frTraTtlffpUce instead "Vhr-hav-o1 km- -r . city for a 't""" ,s uru carrlod each men . and th rotaw n: oA tP the Jail and " t "'Trom the flrnt each time by a trusty. r ,,10 of May to tho 0 J" 7la.43. Thla entire Jail an1t11"n0Sf ft prlsonorB Included the 'tll0 jail. tmCd Sount0 for any The hlKhcst uu 1 .turine poceiu- lonth wns H-... --- t. ovt),. December Statement Shows a Reduc tion of $11,618,530. Washington, Jan. 6. The monthly Btutement or the public uebt shows that at the oloso of business Decem ber 31, 11103, tho debt, less cash in the treasury, amounted to $14,1G0, 881), which 1b a decrease for the month of $11,018,030. The debt is recapitulated as follows: interest bearing debt...$ .fln.747,,ia(l Debt on which Interest has ceased since ma turity I,190,r,'l9 Debt hearing no inler't. 3i0,682,0'G Total fl '293.D25.775 This amount, however, does not In clude $!)35,328,8C!i In ccrtlucates and treasury notes outstanding, which aio brtbet by an equal amount .of cash on hand held for their redemption. The cash In tho treasury is classi fied as follows: Gold reservo fund $ 150,000,000 Trust funds SS? General fund 148,133,774 in National bank depos itaries 172,159,338 Total $1,405,021,982 Against this there are demand lia bilities outstanding amounting to $1,020,247,080, which leaves a cash Iralanco on hano of $379,374,890. Tho cash In tho treasury was in creased during the month by $10,137, 405. This vas largely due to de creases in disbursing officers' bal ances. Surplus for December. Washington, Jan. 5. The monthly statement of the governments re ceipts and expenditures shows that for the month of December, 1903, the total receipts were $42,747,592, and the expenditures $32,255,804, leaving a surplus for the month of $10,401, 788 The expenditures during December decreased about $4,300,000 as com prod with December, 1902. The ex penditures on account of the war do uartmunt decreased during tho month $3 800 0011, an. the navy department Increased about $1,266,000. Maccabees' Smoker. Umatilla Tout No. 27. of ; -Ma-cabeiiB, will gnf .a liuvikor this even ing to their Invited friends in thu Secret Society llnll. A large uumb'ir of Invitations have been lusued. and a good program ha been pieparcd, so that a good time I-- assured. Pipes and all of (he mutorlalc that make a smoker enJoyaMo will be provided, so that the buccosh of the affair Is a tiling beyond doubt. Club Building Burned. Montreal, Jan. 5,- Thr Mount Hoy. U)r. when It reae W ' Mh I, qlul)1 building Imiwi this morn- 1200 on two """";" i owing to the lug. Loss, $100,000. uuo nrema,, i.nn noun iumv..." - a.i i.ni.i ... to ni, tuniinv nn nn- Hiiiu ,,, nrlsonors coniuw was khiuu vj t. rMiirnirn .Inn. S Jnsenhintl HlfOU er 17 vcars old. died of Injuries re ceived In tho Iroquois last night, mnklin thn number of victims 5'Jl Sbo'wiiR ruiiiovcd to her homo"after tl... tiro nlint.. shit filed. The nolico did not know bhc was in the list (f Injured until this morning. f!Horiri Dusenberv. head ushiir, charged with being responsible for Inr.l.lni' the donrs of the children's unllei v when the fire Htarted, was nr i..Ktil inut n eht. lie eonrronts one or tlie gravest accusations of anyone connected with the theater. I Ufa ac tion Is said to havo cost half or ih'J liven lost, if tho coroner's Jury re turns a verdict berore tno grand jury adjourns, the evidence win no inline .iinteiv nri-Kpnti'd to tho latter. The coroner today Issued 100 summons to witnesses. Dusenberry Held by Grand Jury. liuKnnburrv has been held to await the action of the coroner's Jury and Is under $5,000 nonds, wiiicii was promptly given by the theater malin gers. Wholesale Closing Possible. Chicago, Jan. C Notico surved .y JIaor Harrlwm of a possible whole sale closing not- merely of theaters, but of churches, stores, office build ings, factories, hotels and private lesldunces lias amused tho city- He roro tho mayor proceeds to extromes, the city council will be given a chance to lovlse the laws and striko out provisions which are held to be unjust to property-owners and not essential to satisfy As the oidlnui cos stand at present, strict enforce ment. It is said, would paralyze bus iness, professional and Industrial in terests of the city. Churchca are mentioned as flagrant lro fumlnm the hulldll.e lawH. They are accused of overcrowding, of placing chairs in tne ais:c , oi wv fnn Inflammnhln material on the Plat forms, especially at such :elebratIons as Christmas, ana oi nui umius " proper number or oxItB in some cases. Some congregations, It Is bald, worship In buildings which would bo condemned as Drotraps if used for largo gatherings of people for any other purpose. Will Teach In California. Miss Maud Tnylor, who is spending the winter In California, has accept ed a position In tho public schools of Runiscy, Cnl nnd will remain thorn until the end of tho school Boason, at least. Miss Taylor wbb formerly one of the teachers In the 1'endlotoa schools. FREE DELIVERY IS EXTENDED HOLY ROLLFS ROLLED. Corvallis Makes It Hot for the An. surd Fanatics, r. .-conic -ir .inn IK. Creltield & Urooks, leaders' of tho Holy Rollers, were tarred and feathered last night by a citizens' posse, inoy uun i---ii warned to leave the olty after burn ing up nearly all the household ft fects or O, V, Hurt, a recent con vert They did not leave, but seciet ed themselves, holding secret meet ings where tnoy rolled about the floor lipraylg. I.aBl night they grew bold and held a meeting In the convert's house and their rautlngs were hoard tor blocks. A posse of citizens form ed and raided tho house, took the leaders outside, btrlpped them and covered them with a heavy coat of tar and feathers. Thoy fled and are still going. Chicago Wheat. Chicago, Jan. 5, Wheat SC closed 80VS opt'ivid Very Sudden Death From Grip and Heart Failure. Kiaiik Downey, one of tho old re lilei.tH ! tho city, d'.cd Mi.ld.mly at bin home this morning shortly aftev X n'r-lorti.". Mr, nawnoy,bng boon III for zome, time with "an nttacW'oftth grin, but was better this mm plug than he had been for Mime time. Ho had been in bed for several days, but tl.Is morning got up and waB sitting In hts tliflr He asked Mb wife t n-nko him an eggno? and when she liuirui'ii to him with it she saw that be was dying. A doctor wub ciO.'ed it once, but before ho arrived It was too late Mr. Downey has beeu a H'fferer with some heart comprca tlonu for Rome yearB, and this, in r iniifetlon with tbo grip, writ, the di rect cause of death, Mr. Downey was about CO years of nr-,. nt the time of bl death, and wan one ot tlie oldest residents of thin ei'y, while ho and his ramlly are well and favorably known. HIb wife fciirvivo him, hb does his duuglil'T, Mrc. Ernest 'latum, and uuoiii'.'r dnughtoi who lives at the homo or hi r parents. The fiinerul will bo held on Thurs day ii'oriilng at 10 o'clock from thu CThollo church, the services being winiliicttil bv Father Vaudervelden, ol that church. Tbo Interment will Lo In Olney cemetery. Royal Opera House Closed. llerlln, Jan. C. As a result of the Chicago flrit tho kaiser today person ally Inspected tho Royal Opera House, accompanied by oxperls, and camo to thu conclusion is unsafe, and it Is ordored closed. The build ing will be lorn down as a result. The kaiser will personally rovlsu the plans, bear tho cost of rebuilding nml in ndilltlnii will nav tho Ratal-tea of tho staff during tho closure. It will cost $500,000, TOW CAUGHT IN THE ICE. Boat and Barges of Coal on the Ohio River. Mount Vernon, Ind Jan. 5. Tho tow boat Gleaner, hauling 30 barges nt rnnl. was cauKht In tho Ice below here and Is being destroyed. They belong to I'lttsburg capuaiiBis ami will probably be a total loss of $130,-000. REVOKED EXTRADITION. Governor of Ohio Turns a New Yorker Loose. Columbus, .).. Jai. ti Tho Kover nor today, on the ground that ho be lieved W. M. Hahn Innocent or tbo charces made against him, revoked .un extradition warrant on which Hahn was to havo been laKen iu New York to stand trial on the charge of HUallng $9,000 from the Manhattan Insurance tompany, of which ho was an officer. FELL SIXTY FEET. Ruins of state Enaineer Killed In Canltol Building lies Molnos. la., Jan. 5. While In specting the ruliiH of tho state cap! tnl thin mnrnlne. the supervising P glr!eor O. Tingley, fell CO foot and was Instantly Kliiea. 1 YOU CAN GET YOUR MAIL WITHOUT A SIDEWALK. Carriers Are Supplied With Gum Boots and . Leggings and Will Now Venture Beyond the End of the Sidewalk Only Requirement on Part of Patron Is That the Reel dence Be Numbered and a Request for the Delivery Made. I'endleton pooplo can now get free delivery of mull, regardless of side walks. Pursunnl lo nn order Issued on .fnmini-v 1. the onrrlnrs on the Lif erent I'endleinn delivery routes will bo rcquirou to ueiiver man to any portion of the city, within thu currier district, as on file In tho pnstollli'e. the only reqii.vement on the part of the resident being to number thn dwellings and mako a request for free delivery. Heretofore the free dellvury cf mull has been confined to tho re.il' dunces reached by sidewalk, and in this way fully two-thirds of tho out side resilience districts of thu city wore denied free delivery, Kven Postmaster l.lvurmoru had to carry his own mull home when thn free delivery was drat Installed, as bis home was not connected with a continuous sldewnlK, leading from the postofllcti. Tho carrlora are now suppliod with gum boots and leggings and as fast as pations request their mall do'lv ered outside of tip) sidewalk limits, thu boys will cheerfully wade through frowning pools of water or ropollant snow drifts, waist deep, or moro, to roncb nil thn hdiiscH that are number. oil, within tho limits. Residents are expected lo call M the pnstofflco and mako n request to have their mall delivered, If thoy live anywhere In tho carrier districts, which Include practically ull tho mu nicipal Incorporation. Thero haB been a great deal of dis satisfaction regnrdlng Ibo denial .'f free 'delivery to residences not con nerieil with continuous sidewalks. and thn office has hoped for Bome tlmo that thn mntter ciiuiii no cnang ed to Incliulo all the residents ol it,.. it In thin Mnifllnir freelv trrflnt. ed by Uncle 8am, to thn just living on sldewnliiB nnd tho unjust beyond the sidewalks, TMa npftnp will nut necessitate an other carrier at the present tlmo, as only Iwo deliveries are mano a nay and tho present force can handlo the business, Murder and Arson. Lincoln, 'Neb., Jan. 5. The charred body of Night Watch man Crawford waB found In ho kicked over tho lantern, company this morning with hiB head wounded. The polieo bellevo tho robberB attempted to loot and Crawford reslsud and was struck. In tho flgnt he kicked over tbo lanters, act setting Are to the factory. during uw "" ' - r T T T T T